Secular State
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Why India must move past its ambivalent secularism towards the notion of a uniform citizenship
Having defined secularism as poly-religiosity rather than state neutrality toward religions, the Indian polity finds itself shuttling between extremes.
Swagato Ganguly
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Bilkis Bano’s lonely battle for justice is a heartfelt cry for India to resurrect its secular values
The remission granted to men convicted of gangrape and mass murder is our defeat. It is our collective responsibility to resoundingly say ‘no more of this’.
Kalpana Kannabiran
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Turning ‘secular’: What the Maharashtra governor’s letter says about the Indian republic
For decades, Hindutva lurked in the shadows of the Indian state. Now it is reinvented as a public virtue.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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From a writer’s journals: How the legendary writer Vladimir Nabokov inspired Amitava Kumar’s fiction
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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Bible Yakshagana was a hit in Karnataka in the 1970s – now, it’s considered ‘Christian propaganda’
The show narrates the story of Jesus through a theatre form that usually draws from the Hindu epics.
TA Ameerudheen
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By basing asylum policy on religion, Modi government has set a dangerous precedent
The Centre has marked out Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Parsi and Buddhist refugess for special treatment allowing them to stay in India even without any visas.
Shoaib Daniyal